1912 Montana gubernatorial election

Montana gubernatorial election

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November 5, 1912

1916 →


Nominee	Sam V. Stewart	Harry L. Wilson
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	25,381	22,950
Percentage	31.81%	28.77%


Nominee	Frank J. Edwards	Lewis Johnstone Duncan
Party	Progressive	Socialist
Popular vote	18,881	12,566
Percentage	23.67%	15.75%

Governor before election

Edwin L. Norris
Democratic

Elected Governor

Sam V. Stewart
Democratic

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The 1912 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.

Democratic nominee Sam V. Stewart defeated Republican nominee Harry L. Wilson, Progressive nominee Frank J. Edwards and Socialist nominee Lewis Johnstone Duncan with 31.81% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Sam V. Stewart, Democratic, lawyer,^[1] former Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee^[2]
Harry L. Wilson, Republican, lawyer^[3]
Frank J. Edwards, Progressive, former mayor of Helena^[4]^[5]
Lewis Johnstone Duncan, Socialist, Mayor of Butte,^[6]^[7] candidate for Montana's at-large congressional district in 1908

Results

1912 Montana gubernatorial election^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam V. Stewart	25,381	31.81%
	Republican	Harry L. Wilson	22,950	28.77%
	Progressive	Frank J. Edwards	18,881	23.67%
	Socialist	Lewis Johnstone Duncan	12,566	15.75%
Majority			2,431	3.04%
Turnout			79,778
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "Some of the men on the Democratic state ticket". Fergus County Democrat. Lewistown, Mont. October 22, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "Dixon letter Stewart's answer". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Mont. October 21, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "Republican State Ticket". The Ronan pioneer. Ronan, Mont. September 13, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "Tying String to Nominees". The Arizona Republican. Phoenix, Arizona. September 8, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "Gaplets". Judith Gap journal. Judith Gap, Mont. October 25, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "Hamilton Briefs". The Daily Missoulian. Missoula, Mont. September 14, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "Eureka News Notes". The Libby herald. Libby, Mont. September 5, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "MT Governor, 1912". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ Dubin 2013, p. 2.
^ Glashan 1979, pp. 180–181.
^ "Official Vote of the State of Montana. Cast at the Regular Election Held on the 5th Day of November, A. D. 1912, as Canvassed by the State Board of Canvassers" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

Bibliography

Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.

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